Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

NYSE:AJG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$62.1b

Arthur J. Gallagher Valuation

Is AJG undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of AJG when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: AJG ($283.1) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($155.56)

Significantly Below Fair Value: AJG is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for AJG?

Key metric: As AJG is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for AJG. This is calculated by dividing AJG's market cap by their current earnings.
What is AJG's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio53x
EarningsUS$1.17b
Market CapUS$62.13b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does AJG's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for AJG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average41.2x
AON Aon
31.8x14.3%US$77.5b
MMC Marsh & McLennan Companies
25.8x7.4%US$104.0b
BRO Brown & Brown
28.4x5.4%US$29.4b
RYAN Ryan Specialty Holdings
78.8x42.6%US$16.8b
AJG Arthur J. Gallagher
53x15.8%US$62.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: AJG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53x) compared to the peer average (41.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does AJG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Insurance Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
UTGN UTG
1.9xn/aUS$88.57m
AORE.F American Overseas Group
2.1xn/aUS$16.44m
CUII China United Insurance Service
0.0003xn/aUS$3.13k
No more companies available in this PE range
AJG 53.0xIndustry Avg. 13.1xNo. of Companies14PE01020304050+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: AJG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53x) compared to the US Insurance industry average (13.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AJG's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

AJG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio53x
Fair PE Ratio19x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: AJG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst AJG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$283.10
US$297.14
+5.0%
8.6%US$344.00US$250.00n/a15
Dec ’25US$312.24
US$293.67
-5.9%
6.7%US$325.00US$250.00n/a17
Nov ’25US$280.40
US$292.44
+4.3%
6.3%US$320.00US$250.00n/a17
Oct ’25US$286.30
US$289.73
+1.2%
5.4%US$312.00US$252.00n/a17
Sep ’25US$292.57
US$285.28
-2.5%
6.1%US$312.00US$252.00n/a16
Aug ’25US$287.12
US$282.90
-1.5%
5.9%US$310.00US$252.00n/a16
Jul ’25US$259.22
US$269.00
+3.8%
5.3%US$294.00US$240.00n/a15
Jun ’25US$253.33
US$266.27
+5.1%
5.2%US$294.00US$240.00n/a15
May ’25US$238.80
US$263.44
+10.3%
5.3%US$282.00US$233.00n/a16
Apr ’25US$247.18
US$258.31
+4.5%
7.7%US$282.00US$205.00n/a16
Mar ’25US$243.54
US$254.49
+4.5%
8.1%US$280.00US$205.00n/a16
Feb ’25US$232.12
US$254.36
+9.6%
8.1%US$280.00US$205.00n/a16
Jan ’25US$224.88
US$256.36
+14.0%
10.1%US$290.00US$187.00n/a16
Dec ’24US$248.00
US$252.80
+1.9%
8.9%US$277.00US$187.00US$312.2416
Nov ’24US$237.31
US$252.94
+6.6%
8.6%US$277.00US$187.00US$280.4016
Oct ’24US$227.93
US$240.80
+5.6%
7.5%US$265.00US$199.00US$286.3015
Sep ’24US$231.07
US$235.36
+1.9%
6.6%US$255.00US$199.00US$292.5714
Aug ’24US$219.24
US$235.36
+7.4%
6.6%US$255.00US$199.00US$287.1214
Jul ’24US$219.57
US$229.00
+4.3%
8.2%US$247.00US$172.00US$259.2214
Jun ’24US$202.13
US$226.29
+12.0%
8.1%US$247.00US$172.00US$253.3314
May ’24US$210.52
US$223.50
+6.2%
7.8%US$245.00US$172.00US$238.8014
Apr ’24US$191.31
US$217.36
+13.6%
6.7%US$233.00US$176.00US$247.1814
Mar ’24US$187.78
US$217.71
+15.9%
6.7%US$233.00US$176.00US$243.5414
Feb ’24US$196.28
US$217.36
+10.7%
6.7%US$233.00US$176.00US$232.1214
Jan ’24US$188.54
US$207.54
+10.1%
9.8%US$225.00US$144.00US$224.8813
Dec ’23US$199.72
US$201.77
+1.0%
9.4%US$220.00US$144.00US$248.0013

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:06
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is covered by 38 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
John HeagertyAtlantic Equities LLP
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research